For travellers who miss their own pets when they head off on vacation, there are a number of places on offer that can help to numb the pain.

Camera-wielding tourists have been flocking to a rural English village for selfies - to the bemusement of locals.

If you're flying any time soon, you might want to pack the disinfectant wipes.

An exhibition in the Japanese capital is reinventing traditional aquariums of the Edo period

Tim Roxborogh stays at a former haunt of Somerset Maugham and James Michener.

Dutch airline KLM is set to launch the first ever service with draught beer on tap.

Visitors who dress immodestly will not be allowed to enter Cambodia's famed Angkor temple complex

This summer wannabe witches and wizards will be able to have breakfast in the Hogwarts Great Hall.

Rod Pascoe basks in tropical temperatures on a fabulous - and surprising - resort island off China's southern coastline.

Two new cave paintings have been discovered near the Machu Picchu ruins in Peru.

Over 500 passengers were left stranded for seven hours after one woman's impromptu decision to change her relationship status.

Over one million tourists visited a township, favela or slum somewhere in the world in 2014.

Lima's huge shantytowns are not the standard fare of tourists, but for some, they're precisely why they come.

From Johann Sebastian Bach to the home of jazz, online guru Eli Orzessek finds your answers.

Rio is polluted, dangerous and often downright overwhelming. Alexis Carey recommends you don't miss it.

Pamplona is working hard to get ready for the festivities of its annual bull run - including covering the city with a product that stops people urinating in the streets

Brides and grooms anonymously reveal the disastrous and scandalous events that took place after they said 'I do'.

A woman was banned from flying Ryanair after her son spat at other passengers and she refused to restrain him.

With the Olympics only a month away, the spotlight is on Brazil as it prepares for half a million tourists from around the world to arrive.

A pair of proud parents at the Australian Reptile Park, on the NSW central coast, have welcomed the arrival of five fuzzy and very cute dingo pups.

While Uruguay doesn't have big-ticket tourist attractions like Iguazu Falls and Christ the Redeemer, it definitely deserves to be a tourist destination in its own right.

A common ingredient in lotion could trigger a false positive when it's swabbed and put through trace detectors at airports.

As a major Latin American hub of finance, commerce and transportation, the Panamanian capital is a growing destination for business travellers.

A special little Aussie hotel has been lapping up all kinds of praise, writes Melissa Hoyer.

Anna Leask is charmed by the delights of Vanuatu.

A family trip to London begins with a series of unfortunate events and ends with an accident - but Harry makes it all worthwhile.

Vinaka Fiji volunteers have clocked up more than 20,000 hours teaching groups or providing one to one teaching to locals of all ages from youngsters to adults.

US and Chinese online travel sites have reported a jump in queries about UK holidays since Britain voted to leave the European Union.

They may fight like cat and dog, but adventurous pets Luigi and Bandito share a love of the great outdoors.

A German tourist has died after falling down a ravine while taking a photo at the ancient city of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes.